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AC bias instead of DC for piezoelectric elements:

AC bias instead of DC for piezoelectric elements:

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https://phys.org/news/2020-01-transparency-crystals-ultrahigh-piezoelectricity.html.

So does there have to be a permanent AC applied to keep the effect going or is the AC a prep stage? And there was no mention of either voltage levels or frequency.

The graphic shows a sawtooth wave with apparently very low frequency but it could be anything.

My guess is after the appropriate number of AC cycles it is ready to be used as a piezo crystal.
Article was a bit vague on operability.

My buddy Ray Scudero and I played with piezo pickups for musical instruments one summer in Jerusalem and found some interesting things about regular ones, like the ones in sonalerts.

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